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Description of car sought in fatal hit-and-run released

Palmer Township Police released the description of a car possibly involved in Wednesday night's hit-and-run crash that left an 18-year-old woman dead.

The car is described as a dark-colored or black 2006 to 2016 Chevrolet Impala sedan, with damage to its passenger-side front undercarriage or wheel-well area, police Detective Sgt. Timothy Ruoff said in a news release.It was last seen headed north on Nazareth Road (Route 248) from Park Avenue near the Palmer Park Mall.That's where Zakaiyah Halley, of Phillipsburg, was struck and killed shortly after 9 p.m. after an argument with a friend at the mall that led to them being escorted out just before closing, police said.Police early Thursday impounded another sedan, this one a black Mazda6, from Morris Street in Phillipsburg. Investigators processed that car for evidence but were unable as of Friday to link it to Wednesday night's crash.Police ask anyone with information to call 610-253-5844, ext. 1211. The incident number to reference is 17-00728.